Power steering pump durability

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Power steering pump durability

Post by TaPaKaH » Mon Sep 06, 2021 8:34 pm

Earlier today I had a steering rack seal failure causing most of power steering fluid to escape (nearly instantly).
It happened while driving, so I noticed it only when I lost all power steering, meaning the power steering pump was running dry for a few minutes until I could pull over and get a tow.

Can an Audi power steering pump (4Z7145156G in particular) survive this, or shall I be looking at an engine-out replacement?
Is there a way to diagnose this without removing the power steering pump?

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